Policy Analysis

Is Washington Too Focused on Iran’s Nuclear Program?

What the United States really needs is a new Iran policy, not just a nuclear policy—and the will to roll up its sleeves and carry it out.

In announcing the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement, President Trump made clear his disapproval of the accord and outlined a laundry list of complaints about Iranian policies. But he left perhaps the most critical question unaddressed: What, precisely, is U.S. policy toward Iran? For nearly a decade, the nuclear question has crowded out serious deliberations over a broader policy toward Iran...

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